R&B number-one hits of 1959 (USA)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1959:
See also: 1959 in music, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 5 | Lonely Teardrops | Jackie Wilson |
| January 12 | Lonely Teardrops | Jackie Wilson |
| January 19 | Lonely Teardrops | Jackie Wilson |
| January 26 | Lonely Teardrops | Jackie Wilson |
| February 2 | Try Me | James Brown and His Famous Flames |
| February 9 | Stagger Lee | Lloyd Price |
| February 16 | Stagger Lee | Lloyd Price |
| February 23 | Stagger Lee | Lloyd Price |
| March 2 | Stagger Lee | Lloyd Price |
| March 9 | It's Just a Matter of Time | Brook Benton |
| March 16 | It's Just a Matter of Time | Brook Benton |
| March 23 | It's Just a Matter of Time | Brook Benton |
| March 30 | It's Just a Matter of Time | Brook Benton |
| April 6 | It's Just a Matter of Time | Brook Benton |
| April 13 | It's Just a Matter of Time | Brook Benton |
| April 20 | It's Just a Matter of Time | Brook Benton |
| April 27 | It's Just a Matter of Time | Brook Benton |
| May 4 | It's Just a Matter of Time | Brook Benton |
| May 11 | Kansas City | Wilbert Harrison |
| May 18 | Kansas City | Wilbert Harrison |
| May 25 | Kansas City | Wilbert Harrison |
| June 1 | Kansas City | Wilbert Harrison |
| June 8 | Kansas City | Wilbert Harrison |
| June 15 | Kansas City | Wilbert Harrison |
| June 22 | Kansas City | Wilbert Harrison |
| June 29 | Personality | Lloyd Price |
| July 6 | Personality | Lloyd Price |
| July 13 | Personality | Lloyd Price |
| July 20 | Personality | Lloyd Price |
| July 27 | There Goes My Baby | The Drifters |
| August 3 | What'd I Say (Part 1) | Ray Charles |
| August 10 | Thank You Pretty Baby | Brook Benton |
| August 17 | Thank You Pretty Baby | Brook Benton |
| August 24 | Thank You Pretty Baby | Brook Benton |
| August 31 | Thank You Pretty Baby | Brook Benton |
| September 7 | I'm Gonna Get Married | Lloyd Price |
| September 14 | I'm Gonna Get Married | Lloyd Price |
| September 21 | I Want to Walk You Home | Fats Domino |
| September 28 | I'm Gonna Get Married | Lloyd Price |
| October 5 | Poison Ivy | The Coasters |
| October 12 | Sea of Love | Phil Phillips |
| October 19 | You Better Know It | Jackie Wilson |
| October 26 | Poison Ivy | The Coasters |
| November 2 | Poison Ivy | The Coasters |
| November 9 | Poison Ivy | The Coasters |
| November 16 | So Many Ways | Brook Benton |
| November 23 | Don't You Know | Della Reese |
| November 30 | Don't You Know | Della Reese |
| December 7 | The Clouds | The Spacemen |
| December 14 | So Many Ways | Brook Benton |
| December 21 | So Many Ways | Brook Benton |
| December 28 | The Clouds | The Spacemen |
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